UNDERSTANDING KIM JONG-UN'S NORTH KOREA: REGIME DYNAMICS, NEGOTIATION, AND ENGAGEMENT

Edited By Robert Carlin and Chung-In Moon 

CONTRIBUTIONS BY 

Thomas J. Biersteker; Robert Carlin; Rüdiger Frank; Edward Ham; Siegfried S. Hecker; Zuzana Hudáková; Dongho Jo; Sung Kyung Kim; Gee-Dong Lee; Jong Seok Lee; Jung-Chul Lee; Chung-In Moon; Kee B. Park And Hazel Smith 

Carlin and Moon are among the most perceptive observers of North Korea, in no small measure because they have actual histories with the country’s officials and are appropriately modest about what we can know. This volume gathers together an unusual cluster of leading experts, but does not confine itself to standard foreign policy analysis; it considers cultural change, the economy and ongoing humanitarian challenges, including those around COVID. Nonetheless, a particular bonus is a roundtable discussion among leading negotiators from both the US and South Korea. If you have an interest in North Korea, this book needs to be in your library. — Stephan Haggard, University of California San Diego  

ABOUT THIS BOOK 

Understanding Kim Jong-un's North Korea:Regime Dynamics, Negotiation, and Engagement provides broad, deep insight into how North Korea calculates, balances, and addresses key policy challenges. The authors—Korean, European, and American—have extensive experience in North Korea and with North Koreans, crucial to addressing the myths and misconceptions about how the North functions and perceives the world. 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 

Robert Carlin is consultant at Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation. 

Chung-in Moon is chairman of the Sejong Institute in Seoul, Korea.